Bromocriptine suppresses postpartum exacerbation of collagen‐induced arthritis
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatism
- Vol. 31 (7) , 927-928
- https://doi.org/10.1002/art.1780310717
Abstract
We administered bromocriptine (Parlodel) to arthritic mice immediately postpartum, and found that the drug suppressed the clinical exacerbation of joint involvement that was seen in untreated animals. Approximately 50% reduction in severity of disease was achieved with bromocriptine (P < 0.001). The effect may be due to suppression of the prolactin release that normally occurs postpartum.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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